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Digitalization. I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag I'm useless, but not for long My future is coming on. By Alexander Popov. 1.Why digitalization?. 1.Why digitalization?. It makes books more accessible It provides more opportunities for books collections
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Digitalization I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag I'm useless, but not for long My future is coming on By Alexander Popov
1.Why digitalization? • It makes books more accessible • It provides more opportunities for books collections • It makes process of reading easier
2. What format for digitalization? • Graphics (jpeg, tiff, png) + True to original copy + Easy to do - Heavy - Problems with sorting
2. What format for digitalization? • Text formats (rtf, html, doc) + Light + Easy for copying - Many mistakes and variances - Troubles with fonts and graphics
2. What format for digitalization? • Adobe Acrobat + Binds pages - Either heavy or inaccurate
2. What format for digitalization? • DJVu (AT&T and LizardTech) + Graphic format + Really much liter
Viewing DJVu Download and install plug-in for IE from http://www.lizardtech.com Or install WinDjView from http://djvu.sourceforge.net/
3. Steps in digitalization Scanning Editing Enhancing Encoding Finalization
3.1 Scanning 1. Scanner + good quality - slow, deforms books
3.1 Scanning 1. Scanner 2. Professional bookscanner - expensive APT BookScan 1200
3.1 Scanning 1. Scanner 2. Professional bookscanner 3. Digital camera with holder - less quality - limitations with memory card
3.1 Scanning Parameters 1. Resolution: > 300 dpi 2. Choosing a color scheme
3.1 Scanning Color schemes
3.2 Editing 1. Splitting doubled pages 2. Cropping 3. Deskewing 4. Converting format to tiff (optional) 5. Converting color scheme
3.2 Editing 1. Splitting doubled pages 2. Cropping 3. Deskewing 4. Converting format to tiff (optional) 5. Converting color scheme Automatic batch processing is possible using Adobe Finereader, ScanKromsator, etc.
3.3 Enhancing Combination of b\w text scans with grey graphics 1 Bit graphic file
3.4 Encoding 1 bit tiff-files sorted by name DJVu file
3.4 Encoding(software) DjVu Solo Express Enterprise with DjVu v5.x Workflow Manager Configuration Manager
3.5 Finalization a. Adding OCR (optical character recognition) Graphic layer Полицейские машины с включенными сиренами пробивались сквозь эту толчею. Комиссар Иенсен сидел в первой. Это была обычная полицейская машина, темно-синяя, с полоской. Следом ехал серый автобус с зарешеченными стеклами в задней двери и вращающимся прожектором на крыше. Начальник полиции вызвал Иенсена по радиотелефону. Text layer
3.5 Finalization a. Adding OCR (optical character recognition) 1. DjvuOCR 2.0 pre + ABBYY FineReader v7.0 (+ free, better quality – complicate process) 2. Document Express Editor 5.0 (+ simple – less quality)
3.5 Finalization a. Adding OCR (optical character recognition) b. Adding the colored cover Document Express Editor 5.0
3.5 Finalization a. Adding OCR (optical character recognition) b. Adding the colored cover Document Express Editor 5.0 c. Subscribe your document Document Express Editor 5.0 (or djvused for Russians)
4 Creation of collections of DJVu books The most natural way to create a library of electronic books is arranging them as a web-site HTML Site manager
4 Creation of collections of DJVu books The most natural way to create a library of electronic books is arranging them as a web-site HTML Site manager